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NEPAL EVEREST TREK  1st to 14 March, 1st to 14 October  (14, 18, or 22 Days in Nepal) 2004, 2005, and 2006. Full Service Cost From: $1250, £700, €1050, Includes return round-trip domestic flights.

TIBET EVEREST TREK  4 April to 19 April, and 9 May to 24 May  (16 Days) 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.   Full Service Cost: $2950, £1650, €2450. Includes flight over the summit of Everest.

TIBET OVERLAND TOUR TO ANCIENT LHASA    4 April to 15 April, and 9 May to 20 May  (12 Days) 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.   Full Service Cost: $2450, £1400, €2050. Includes flight over the summit of Everest.

MOUNT KAILASH TREK  18 days in Tibet during October, plus 4-11 travel days in2004, 2005, and 2006. Basic Cost From:  $1550,   £900,   €1300.

MANASLU TREK, with a climb of trekking peak "Chulu Far-East"(6060 metres)  1 April to 1 May  (31 Days) 2004.   Full Service Cost:  $3450,   £1950,  €2900.

WELCOME TO OUR EXPEDITIONS: We have just returned from a successful expedition to Ama Dablam, the world's most famous rock, ice, and snow peak, at 6800 metres located just 12 kilometres from Mt. Everest in Nepal. 14 of our members reached the summit, including the world's youngest woman, age 20 from Australia, the world's oldest man, age 65 from England, the first Nepalese woman, and the first 3 Finnish climbers. Congratulations to them and thanks to all of the families, friends, and sponsors who assisted and provided support. The weather was perfect, and our Sherpa climbing staff did a fine job.  During 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 we welcome individuals and small groups to join us for climbing and trekking. You will find our programs have something for everyone, from the novice to the expert. For 14 years, we have organized and led international teams of women and men of all ages, and many of our members return with us year after year. 

Our long-term philosophy is to provide a safe high-altitude mountain climbing and trekking experience at the most efficient cost-level, while traveling safely, responsibly, and sustainably through the environments and cultures we visit.  We welcome you to join our team!

In addition to our normal trekking and high-altitude tents, we now provide an individual tent (1 tent per person) in basecamp.

Note about "Full-Service":  Our full-service expeditions employ porters and yaks to carry all of your personal equipment to and from basecamp, climbing sherpas, high-altitude porters, and medical oxygen (in basecamp), and Gamow bags. Above basecamp, our climbing Sherpas assist the team as a whole, and carry group equipment and supplies. We DO NOT ask you to carry heavy group equipment (although it is an option if you really want to), such as tents, rope, gas, etcetera. Porters and Yaks will carry all of your personal equipment to and from basecamp. You will not need to trek with a heavy pack. For a minimal expense, we can also provide personal sherpas, porters, and climbing oxygen, to individual members who wish to use these services. Thank you!

Training Note: Upon arrival in the basecamp, all members (whether "Full-Service" or "Basic-Climb" members, are kindly requested to participate in one or two days of training in the areas of climbing techniques, rope fixing, ascending, descending, safety techniques, rappels (abseils), belaying, medical equipment and procedures, communications equipment, camping techniques and high-altitude cooking. For the expert and beginner alike, it is important to review these techniques in order to develop skills and to work together as a team.

Communications Note. Our full-service expeditions are equipped with "walkie-talkie" radios, a laptop computer, and a satellite telephone for international voice telephone calls and emails. The members wishing to use the telephone will contribute $4 per minute of use. Not only will the phone be convenient for sending and receiving voice calls, it is possible to send and receive 1 small email per minute. Throughout the expedition, we update websites with "dispatches" regarding the progress of our team, so your family, friends, sponsors, and colleagues can stay informed about your daily progress, by logging onto the expedition website.

Why are these trips so inexpensive? We are able to reduce the costs by combining individuals and small groups to take advantage of savings through sharing leaders, sherpas, transport, basecamp, cooks, etcetera. We climb and trek simply, using basic and comfortable services.  Our equipment is tested thoroughly and well-used over many expeditions. Because we have been climbing and trekking Himalayan peaks since 1986, and have brought many groups and individuals over the years, you will benefit from a special relationship we have with the Nepal Ministry of Tourism, Mountaineering Section, the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA), the Tibetan Mountaineering Association (TMA, CTMA), the Xinjiang Mountaineering Association (XMA, CXMA), and the Kashgar Mountaineering Association (KMA, CKMA). Additionally, much of our equipment and supplies are furnished by sponsors in exchange for photographs, product testing, endorsements, etcetera.

Our "BASIC CLIMBS" are unaccompanied. No one from our company goes on the climb. You "do-it-yourself". These trips include: round-trip return transport from Kathmandu, (Kashgar for Mustagh Ata), hotels and guesthouses and meals in route, permit, liaison officer, and access to team medical supplies, medical kits, gamow bag, and medical oxygen. More services and supplies can be provided, with increases in the cost. For example, we can provide basecamp tents, cooks, meals, tables and chairs, climbing sherpas, high-altitude tents, food, and cookers, oxygen, western guides, and any other items you might require.

Our trips do not include:  Hotels and meals in Kathmandu (a small expense), international flights (we help you find an inexpensive flight), personal clothing and equipment (sleeping bag, boots, ice axe, etc.), personal climbing oxygen, visas (we help you get your visa), vaccinations (please consult with your doctor), health, travel and rescue insurance (we help you find inexpensive and comprehensive insurance, and if not available in your country, we help you to write an "authorization letter"), personal snack-energy food (power-bars, chocolate bars, best brought from your home), gratuities (tips), drinks on the road or in town, expenses of a personal nature, and personal changes to the pre-planned itinerary. Not included are unexpected expenses, such as those due to emergencies, accidents, rescues, weather, itinerary changes, political situations, crime, transport delays, etc. This is not an exhaustive list. We don't mean to scare you with the above, we are just trying to make sure you are fully informed.

Safety statement: Climbing and trekking are dangerous. You could become injured, ill, disabled, or even die. If you are unsure about what is involved, and wish to hone and develop mountain skills, we encourage you to attend our GLACIER SCHOOOL.